Mala

Written by Drakynfly

General

Radius: 0.95 earth's radius
Circumference: 5.969
Surface area: 11.3411
Volume: 3.5913
Mass: 0.9 earth's mass
Density: 5.7839 g/cm³ (1.0497 earth's density)
Surface gravity: 9.779 m/s² (0.9972 earth's gravity)
Escape Velocity: 10.8876 km/s (6.4152 mi/s)
Sidereal day: 1.426 days (34.2247 earth hours)
Solar day: 1.4748 days (35.3965 earth hours)

Orbit

Aphelion: 26.2392 au
Perihelion: 24.2208 au
Semi-major axis: 25.23 au
Eccentricity: 0.04
Orbital period: 43.0766 earth years (15,734.0356 earth days)
Average orbital speed: 17.4421 km/s (10.8354 mi/s)
A peculiarity of the orbit is that it's axial tilt varies between 125 degrees and 127 degrees. This results in a few odd things. Firstly, the sun rises in the west and sets in the east. Secondly, and most importantly, these numbers fluctuate around the special 54 degree mark from 180 degrees. This is a magic mark because it sets where the climates of the planet go. Due to the axial tilt frequently going back and forth between the two sides of a perfect balance, the planet has neither polar caps, nor does it have an equatorial frozen band. Instead there are two bands of ice around the planet separating it into three parts.

Geography

Islands in the Sky

The geomagnetic field around Mala is very strong. Enough to lift masses of land into the atmosphere if they contain enough metal. These floating islands range from fist-sized rocks to entire segments of mountains. They are most common around the poles. The smallest rocks get thrown out of the stratosphere where they are carried through the sky to fall around the equator. The largest isles are the stablest, floating with minimal movement, essentially bound in place, trapped between gravity pulling them down, and the massive magnetic field pulling them upwards. The moon, too, affects the islands, pulling the farther into the sky when directly overhead.

Type

Planet

Location under

The Sun

Included Locations

• Clla
• Oblivion City
• The North Pole